The Thinking Ape: Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence

ISBN-10
0191688673
ISBN-13
9780191688676
Category
Animal intelligence
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
1995
Author
Richard W. Byrne

Description

It has become clear in the few decades that the origins of human intelligence can be investigated by the comparative study of primates, our closest non-human relatives, giving strong impetus to the case for an 'evolutionary psychology', the scientific study of the mind. This book addresses the subject.

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